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hutupōro

1. (loan) (noun) rugby football.

Ka koa mātou, mehemea ka tukutukuna mai ā koutou reta i ngā wāhi katoa o te motu nei, ngā kōrero rānei e tūpono ai ki ā koutou hui, ā koutou papa-purei, hutupōro, otirā, ngā kōrero hei whakangahau i te tangata kōrero i tēnei nūpepa (AO 4/6/1892:3). / We would be pleased if you sent in your letters from all parts of the country, the stories about what happens at your meetings, your sports fields, football, that is, stories to entertain the people who read this newspaper.

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Synonyms: whutupōro, whanapāoro, whanapaoro, whutupaoro, rakapī, whanapōro

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